An interview series from The Software House
CTO vs Status Quo
Project goals
To reveal how other CTOs secure Product, Engineering, and the Board’s support by making thoughtful decisions.
“It’s your job to be a good host for other engineers” — Boyko Karadzhov decodes alignment & silo-breaking at Payhawk
Boyko Karadzhov, CTO and Co-founder of Payhawk
“No sacred cows” — quick vs informed decision-making
Ben Brown, CTO at Flock
From CTO to CEO – the three skills you need to make the journey
Casper H Rasmussen, CTO at Monta
The 3 development efficiency problems that keep you from having an optimal setup
Harald Walden, CTO at Brite Payments
“If you have a product fit and cultural alignment, everything else is workable”
Jakob Nederby Nielsen, CTPO & Co-founder at Dixa
“I don’t like processes. They don’t set you up for sustained success”
Richard Eklund, CTO at Tibber
Quotes
Some insights you can discover
“We got rid of the backlog and adopted what I call a lean roadmap. We have a list of problems, and we don’t have any features on it.”
CTO at Smartum 
“Instead of collecting hard requirements, you create (…) a rough outline of what you want to achieve. How you achieve that is up to you. Then you have six weeks to deliver the goods. If you run out of time, you downsize the scope.”
CTO at Mediatool 
“I want to be sure that if a bus hits me, everything will be fine at the company. (…) My team has all the necessary knowledge, login access, and learning materials to keep work going.”
CTO at Northfork
Insights
C-level insights that wow readers
Interviews
What would you like to learn about?
“I decided to challenge the traditional roadmap”
Head of Product at Convious
“It’s your job to be a good host for other engineers” — Boyko Karadzhov decodes alignment & silo-breaking at Payhawk
Boyko Karadzhov, CTO and Co-founder of Payhawk
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Must-have resources from interviewed CTOs
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Continuous Discovery Habits
About discovering feature ideas users and the business value
Recommended by
Wojciech Zawistowski
VP of Engineering at Contractbook
Escaping the Build Trap
About focusing development on solving user problems
Recommended by
Wojciech Zawistowski
VP of Engineering at Contractbook
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